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Ghana - Agriculture Employment 2008

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Employment in agriculture · World Bank

55.01% −3.07% from 2007 Global rank: 160th

Ghana's agriculture employment was 55.01% in 2008, decreased +3.07% from 58.08% in 2007. This was the 160th highest globally.

Global Ranking - 2008▾

Agriculture Employment by Country - 2008
Rank	Country	Value	YoY
1st	Singapore	0.14%	-2.8%
2nd	Hong Kong SAR, China	0.27%	28.3%
3rd	Macao SAR, China	0.40%	0.0%
4th	Bahrain	1.18%	-4.5%
5th	Israel	1.39%	6.7%
6th	United Kingdom	1.44%	5.5%
7th	Belgium	1.55%	-16.3%
8th	Qatar	1.57%	-33.3%
9th	Brunei Darussalam	1.61%	-1.4%
10th	Germany	1.62%	-29.2%
11th	Puerto Rico (US)	1.66%	31.8%
12th	Luxembourg	1.67%	-9.7%
13th	United States	1.72%	2.4%
14th	Malta	1.79%	-3.8%
15th	Djibouti	1.82%	-3.3%
16th	Canada	1.91%	-2.2%
17th	Sweden	2.12%	-5.8%
18th	Virgin Islands (US)	2.30%	-3.1%
19th	Guam	2.47%	-2.9%
20th	Kuwait	2.51%	-2.6%
21st	Norway	2.65%	-12.7%
22nd	Denmark	2.71%	-8.7%
23rd	Netherlands	2.72%	-15.4%
24th	France	2.76%	-19.1%
25th	New Caledonia	2.85%	-8.7%
26th	Channel Islands	2.93%	-1.9%
27th	Bahamas, The	2.94%	27.5%
28th	United Arab Emirates	3.12%	-7.6%
29th	Czechia	3.17%	-4.7%
30th	Barbados	3.18%	-8.5%
31st	French Polynesia	3.39%	-3.6%
32nd	Australia	3.60%	-2.9%
33rd	Jordan	3.66%	-3.3%
34th	Italy	3.70%	-6.8%
35th	Estonia	3.90%	-18.3%
36th	Spain	3.91%	-10.3%
37th	Switzerland	4.07%	4.5%
38th	Cyprus	4.23%	-3.5%
39th	Lebanon	4.28%	-4.6%
40th	Hungary	4.31%	-2.6%
41st	Finland	4.39%	-4.8%
42nd	Japan	4.58%	-0.3%
43rd	Iceland	4.60%	-22.2%
44th	Slovak Republic	4.95%	-5.1%
45th	European Union	5.12%	-8.5%
46th	Ireland	5.29%	-2.8%
47th	Saudi Arabia	5.31%	-2.8%
48th	Trinidad and Tobago	5.37%	0.8%
49th	Austria	5.45%	-1.4%
50th	South Africa	5.51%	-2.7%
51st	Portugal	6.19%	-3.6%
52nd	Korea	6.72%	-2.4%
53rd	New Zealand	6.99%	-2.5%
54th	Montenegro	7.45%	-13.9%
55th	Bulgaria	7.63%	1.1%
56th	Latvia	7.96%	-21.8%
57th	Suriname	8.01%	-0.6%
58th	Lithuania	8.06%	-28.8%
59th	Russian Federation	8.36%	-3.7%
60th	Oman	8.62%	2.3%
61st	Mauritius	8.64%	-2.2%
62nd	Slovenia	8.66%	-3.5%
63rd	Argentina	9.17%	-2.9%
64th	Chile	9.73%	-4.1%
65th	Greece	10.62%	0.5%
66th	Dominican Republic	11.38%	-1.4%
67th	Uruguay	11.52%	-0.9%
68th	Iraq	11.60%	-3.0%
69th	Brazil	11.67%	-6.4%
70th	Libya	11.89%	-0.2%
71st	St. Lucia	12.59%	-2.3%
72nd	Belarus	12.61%	-6.0%
73rd	Croatia	12.82%	3.7%
74th	Costa Rica	13.18%	-6.5%
75th	West Bank and Gaza	13.36%	-16.7%
76th	St. Vincent and the Grenadines	13.37%	-1.9%
77th	Malaysia	13.96%	-5.2%
78th	Mexico	14.23%	-0.6%
79th	Syrian Arab Republic	14.45%	-24.5%
80th	Maldives	14.58%	-5.1%
81st	Eswatini	14.59%	-0.8%
82nd	Ukraine	14.65%	-1.3%
83rd	Poland	14.67%	-5.1%
84th	Algeria	14.93%	-8.8%
85th	Cabo Verde	15.34%	-3.1%
86th	São Tomé and Principe	16.01%	-8.6%
87th	Colombia	17.20%	-1.9%
88th	Tunisia	18.10%	-3.6%
89th	Iran, Islamic Republic of	18.25%	-1.1%
90th	Romania	18.48%	-3.6%
91st	Cuba	18.57%	-0.9%
92nd	Jamaica	18.68%	-1.7%
93rd	El Salvador	18.76%	3.7%
94th	Belize	18.90%	-1.0%
95th	North Macedonia	19.31%	8.0%
96th	Panama	19.81%	20.6%
97th	Botswana	19.93%	-5.4%
98th	Guyana	21.56%	-1.7%
99th	Bosnia and Herzegovina	21.77%	3.8%
100th	Türkiye	22.44%	0.9%
101st	Kyrgyz Republic	23.82%	-1.5%
102nd	Paraguay	25.30%	-11.8%
103rd	Honduras	25.99%	-1.1%
104th	Peru	26.48%	-2.6%
105th	Papua New Guinea	26.62%	0.4%
106th	Namibia	27.83%	1.0%
107th	Uzbekistan	28.93%	-4.0%
108th	Bolivia, Plurinational State of	28.96%	-14.2%
109th	Ecuador	29.89%	-1.7%
110th	Kazakhstan	30.16%	-3.4%
111th	Gambia, The	30.78%	-0.7%
112th	Tonga	30.89%	-2.5%
113th	Serbia	31.00%	-1.7%
114th	Yemen, Republic of	31.31%	-3.4%
115th	Nepal	31.35%	-1.9%
116th	Egypt, Arab Republic of	31.86%	-2.6%
117th	Nicaragua	32.25%	-4.4%
118th	Philippines	32.37%	-0.6%
119th	Turkmenistan	32.39%	-3.8%
120th	Lesotho	32.50%	-2.0%
121st	Fiji	32.57%	4.6%
122nd	Sri Lanka	32.64%	-1.3%
123rd	Samoa	32.92%	-0.5%
124th	Guatemala	33.22%	-0.7%
125th	Gabon	37.76%	0.0%
126th	Armenia	38.01%	-1.3%
127th	Somalia, Fed. Rep.	38.24%	-2.2%
128th	Congo, Republic of	38.63%	-1.6%
129th	Thailand	38.99%	-1.0%
130th	Senegal	39.17%	-0.6%
131st	Angola	39.42%	5.7%
132nd	Azerbaijan	39.59%	2.7%
133rd	China	39.60%	-2.9%
134th	Solomon Islands	39.88%	0.1%
135th	Mauritania	40.50%	-0.6%
136th	Indonesia	40.70%	-1.6%
137th	Morocco	41.50%	-1.1%
138th	Sudan	43.41%	-2.0%
139th	Benin	43.50%	-0.7%
140th	Pakistan	44.05%	2.5%
141st	Albania	44.63%	-1.1%
142nd	Mongolia	44.95%	-6.2%
143rd	Nigeria	46.96%	-1.5%
144th	Côte d'Ivoire	47.41%	-0.6%
145th	Togo	47.69%	-6.0%
146th	Liberia	47.89%	-2.3%
147th	Viet Nam	48.51%	-1.6%
148th	Haiti	48.96%	-0.8%
149th	Bangladesh	48.99%	-1.5%
150th	Comoros	49.05%	-3.7%
151st	Moldova	49.75%	-0.5%
152nd	Georgia	52.42%	-0.9%
153rd	Timor-Leste	52.62%	-1.9%
154th	Myanmar	52.76%	-1.4%
155th	India	52.88%	-0.9%
156th	Vanuatu	52.99%	-0.7%
157th	Korea, Democratic People’s Republic of	53.71%	-0.7%
158th	Tajikistan	53.73%	-1.1%
159th	Equatorial Guinea	54.02%	-2.3%
160th	Ghana	55.01%	-5.3%
161st	Cambodia	55.92%	-3.8%
162nd	Kenya	56.59%	-0.2%
163rd	Eritrea	57.87%	2.6%
164th	Afghanistan	58.07%	-1.2%
165th	Cameroon	58.25%	-2.6%
166th	Bhutan	61.14%	-0.6%
167th	Guinea	62.60%	-2.3%
168th	South Sudan	63.59%	-0.1%
169th	Uganda	63.73%	1.4%
170th	Congo, Democratic Republic of	64.39%	-0.7%
171st	Mali	65.37%	3.1%
172nd	Central African Republic	65.59%	0.1%
173rd	Rwanda	66.00%	-3.6%
174th	Zimbabwe	66.15%	3.0%
175th	Burkina Faso	66.28%	-1.2%
176th	Sierra Leone	66.51%	-0.9%
177th	Guinea-Bissau	66.63%	-0.1%
178th	Malawi	68.55%	-1.0%
179th	Tanzania	70.04%	-0.4%
180th	Niger	75.44%	-0.4%
181st	Madagascar	75.99%	-2.8%
182nd	Zambia	76.39%	-0.3%
183rd	Chad	76.97%	-0.6%
184th	Mozambique	77.66%	-0.7%
185th	Lao PDR	80.83%	-1.2%
186th	Burundi	89.21%	-0.5%

FAQ

What was Ghana's agriculture employment in 2008?▾

Ghana's agriculture employment in 2008 was 55.01%. This ranked 160th globally.

How did Ghana's agriculture employment change in 2008?▾

Ghana's agriculture employment decreased by 5.3% in 2008 compared to 2007.

Which country had the highest agriculture employment in 2008?▾

Burundi had the highest agriculture employment in 2008 at 89.21%.

What is the agriculture employment of Ghana in 2008?▾

The agriculture employment of Ghana in 2008 was 55.01%. This ranked 160th globally.

How does 2008 compare to 2007 for Ghana's agriculture employment?▾

Ghana's agriculture employment went from 58.08% in 2007 to 55.01% in 2008, a 5.3% decrease.

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